Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River 180g Vinyl LP

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Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River 180g Vinyl LP

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Unquestionably one of the greatest American rock bands of all time, Creedence Clearwater Revival will best be remembered for their unique bayou sound popularized in songs like "Proud Mary" and "Green River." Their golden era of hit singles (fall of 1968 through spring of 1972) rivals that of any band in rock 'n' roll history. Although their music evoked the raw, gospel-tinged sound of the rural South, John and Tom Fogerty, Doug Clifford and Stu Cook actually hailed from El Cerrito, California, a small town near Berkeley.

Nowadays superstar bands release an album no more frequently than once a year, or in many cases once every two or three years. But in 1969, there was simply no stopping Creedence Clearwater Revival. 1969 proved to be an epic year in the band's too-short history. In that year alone they released three Top Ten albums, had four hit singles with three additional charting B-sides. They even found time to record a fourth chart-topping album released the following year.

By the summer of 1969, the band was firmly ensconced as the American dance band, continuing to churn out hugely-successful hit singles, four of which are found here. The title cut "Green River," along with "Commotion," "Bad Moon Rising" and "Lodi," were Top Ten singles in the classic rockabilly/R&B tradition and together made Green River the group's first #1 album on the Billboard charts. As a result of the band's unrivaled penchant for developing tight, carefully crafted material before even entering the studio, CCR recorded Green River in an astounding two-and-a-half days, after which it remained on the charts for 88 weeks, earning the group its second platinum album.

Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River Track Listing:

1. Green River2. Commotion3. Tombstone Shadow4. Wrote A Song for Everyone5. Bad Moon Rising6. Lodi7. Cross-Tie Walker8. Sinister Purpose9. The Night Time Is the Right Time